This paper reminds the analog designer of the possible stability problems encountered when simulating strongly resonating circuits in the time domain. The warping of circuit pole positions in different numerical integration algorithms is reviewed, and it is shown that all time domain simulation algorithms suffer from this effect, including Simulink, time-domain steady-state, and a harmonic balance

Wood is susceptible to decay if it is exposed to high moisture contents and certain temperatures during long periods of time. In rain exposed structures, decay often starts close to joints since the joints can act as water traps where water stays after rain events. Service life prediction models for outdoor wood structures require knowledge about the moisture and temperature conditions in the wood

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Syftet med denna artikel är att mot bakgrund av Michel Foucaults föreläsningsserier vid Collège de France från senare delen av 1970-talet bidra till diskussionerna om innebörden, och riktigheten, av hans tes om att rättens betydelse för den offentligt sanktionerade maktutövningen har avtagit i modern tid. Undersökningen av denna tes inbegriper även ett klargörande av Foucaults förståelse av rätten

The introduction of containerization triggered complementary technological and organizational changes that revolutionized global freight transport. Despite numerous claims about the importance of containerization in stimulating international trade, econometric estimates on the effects of containerization on trade appear to be missing. Our paper fills this gap in the literature. Our key idea is to

Saudi Arabia's reckless foreign policy in the Middle East under King Salman and his son Muhammad looks like the frenzied reactive-aggressive scramble of a sectarian state that is facing regional decline.

At runtime, an embedded control system can switch between alternative functional modes. In each mode, the system operates by using a schedule and controllers that exploit the available computation and communication resources to optimize the control performance in the running mode. The number of modes is usually exponential in the number of control loops, which means that all controllers and schedu